Opinion – Thursday 5 June 2025

U.S. Indices were choppy throughout the day but ultimately finished Wednesday’s session flat-to-slightly-higher, with outperformance in the NASDAQ, thanks to a solid showing in the Communication Sector, with strong gains in Meta (META), while Google (GOOGL) pared some...

Opinion – Wednesday 6 April 2025

U.S. Indices closed higher on Tuesday after again reversing overnight weakness on trade worries, and once US trade was underway. Upside extended in the wake of the rise in April JOLTS ahead of the May NFP due Friday, which also saw bonds pare earlier gains. Sectors...

Opinion – Tuesday 3 June 2025

U.S. Indices closed ultimately closed Monday’s session in the green with the NASDAQ leading the gains as outperformance in the Tech sector kept Indices bid once cash equity trade was underway. The majority of sectors were green, but there was clear outperformance in...

Opinion – Thursday 29 May 2025

U.S. Indices closed lower (SPX -0.6%, NDX -0.5%, DJI, -0.6%, RUT -1.1%) but still remained well in the green for the week thus far, with focus on NVIDIA (NVDA) AMC. Note, NVIDIA beat on profit and revenue, despite incurring a USD 4.5 billion charge in Q1; Q2 revenue...

Opinion – Wednesday 28 May 2025

U.S Indices rallied on Tuesday on the return from the long weekend with markets reacting to US President Trump delaying his 50% tariff threat to the EU to 9th July from 1st June, allowing more time for negotiations. The market also caught a bid on the sharp rebound in...

Opinion – Tuesday 27 May 2025

U.S Indices closed lower on Friday but well off earlier lows, which were induced after US President Trump touted a 50% straight tariff on the EU. On top of this, and weighing on stocks, was US President Trump suggesting at least 25% tariffs on Apple if it does not...